SK282374B6 - Production method of sugar syrup from raw materials containing sugar - Google Patents

Abstract

A process for the production of refined sugar syrup from sugar-containing agricultural wastes is described, comprising the following operations: heat-treating the sugar-containing slurry, performing electrolytic and ultrafiltration processing of the slurry; slurry treatments in ion exchange columns with sorbent; its condensation using reverse osmosis; and evaporating the slurry to a concentration that provides extended life. The slurry is industrially and safely cleaned using ultrafiltration, reverse osmosis and ion exchange membranes, during the waste conversion process. The sugar-containing product obtained in this way can be used in various industries, such as the production of confectionery, non-alcoholic beer and in canning, in the baking of bread or in the crystallization of refined sugar.

Description

Technical field

The invention relates to the sugar industry. The sugar-containing product obtained using the invention can be used in confectionery, bakery, canning, brewing and in the production of soft drinks.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

It is known that there is a method of obtaining sugar syrup as an intermediate in normal sugar production (AR Sapronov, LD Bobrovnik "Sugar", Moscow, "Light and Food Inustries, 1981"). The method comprises obtaining the juice, purifying it by saturation, blackening and evaporation. The disadvantages of this method are: high evaporation energy consumption and poor syrup quality, which requires an expensive purification process to obtain white crystalline sugar from sugar syrup. Furthermore, the usual processing method requires additional auxiliary operations such as a water treatment plant, lime plant, heating plant, sugar beet store, in one complex with sugar production. Most similar to this method is a method of obtaining a syrup from sugar-containing materials, consisting of purifying juice from impurities by mechanical filtration, ultrafiltration of juice, ion exchange purification, passing through anions and cations, from solution concentration by reverse osmosis, and evaporating to form a syrup. (RU Patent 2016637, C13F 1/00, 1994). The main drawbacks of this method are: Low ultrafiltration capacity adjusted by the diffusion of juice, which is rich in high molecular weight compounds and salt. As a result, there is a requirement for frequent regeneration of membranes and regeneration of ionic mixtures with a special solution is extremely slow, with insufficient desalination due to the conversion of cations to the Na ⁺ form during regeneration.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The problem is solved by the invention, which is based on a process for producing refined purity sugar syrup from sugar-containing agricultural waste. The technical result ensures the same lifetime of the equipment used, the improvement of the end product quality and the creation of an environmentally clean process. This is achieved by the proposed method of producing sugar syrup from a sugar-containing raw material which comprises cutting the raw material, obtaining the juice, ultrafiltrating it, ion exchange purification, reverse osmosis concentration and evaporation to form a syrup; prior to ultrafiltration, the juice or chopped raw material is purified by acidification to lower the pH, heated until the proteins begin to coagulate, then removed by filtration or centrifugation, electrolysis is carried out using active electrodes which give polyvalent ions causing dissolution coagulation of colloids with further clot removal; the obtained ultrafiltration product prior to ion exchange purification is subjected to electrodialysis for its demineralization and then the sugar-containing solution is passed through a sorbent filter. After the electrolysis of the juice, in the case of insufficient coagulation, the acid or polyvalent metal salt must be injected to precipitate colloids, followed by separation of the precipitates.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

Sugar containing materials must be washed if necessary. They are then cut and, in some wastes, acidification must be carried out by injecting a substance which lowers the pH to coagulate the proteins contained in the material. The juice is obtained from the cut material by centrifugation, pressing or diffusion or a combination thereof. The juice is heated until the proteins contained therein coagulate and is acidified (unless the already cut material has been acidified) by injecting a substance that lowers the pH of the environment until a suspended precipitate appears. The precipitate is removed by filtration or by centrifuging the juice. The juice thus purified is subjected to electrolysis in an electrolyzer with active electrodes which give polyvalent ions upon dissolution; this process works until the colloids contained in the juice collapse. In the case of insufficient coagulation, the electrolysed solution must be treated with an acid or polyvalent metal salt until the colloids precipitate. The precipitate is then collected by filtration or centrifugation and ultrafiltration is performed. Thereafter, the ultrafiltered juice passes through an electrodialyser, where electrodialysis takes place to reduce the mineral content, which is improved by changing the electrical conductivity of the juice. Then, to complete the demineralization, the juice is passed through ion exchange filters and to remove the beet taste, passed through the sorbent filters. The juice is then concentrated by reverse osmosis membranes and the obtained syrup is evaporated until the solids content is such that long-term storage without crystallization is possible. The obtained sugar containing the product meets the requirements for color index, purity, microbiological properties and the content of toxic substances and pesticides according to Russian standard 22-94 for refined sugar. This quality, the sugar-containing product, makes it possible to omit the purification carried out during the production of crystalline sugar.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the beet juice having a sucrose 13.2%, a purity coefficient of 82%, a dry matter content of 16.1% made from long-stored beet, is heated to 90 ° C, acidified with hydrochloric acid to pH 4.5; emerging precipitated proteins are filtered. The precipitate thus obtained is a protein polosaccharide concentrate which does not contain any hazardous substances and can be added to pressed beet for cattle feeding. The filtered juice having a purity coefficient of 89% is processed by electrolysis in an electrolyzer with aluminum electrodes with a potential between the electrodes of 2.5 V, a current density of 5 A / cm ² until precipitation of aluminum hydroxide occurs. A mixture of 30% aluminum sulphate solution must be injected into the electrolysis solution until phase separation occurs; then the solution is filtered to remove precipitates. The filtered electrolysis material has a purity coefficient of 91.6%, does not contain color impurities, contains a small amount of high molecular weight compounds and has a pH of 6.95. The electrolyzed substance is subjected to ultrafiltration to remove residual high molecular weight compounds at 0.3 Pa on membranes made of aromatic polyamide. The ultrafiltered material is processed in an electrodialyser by MK-40 and MA-40 ion-exchange membranes and its electrical conductivity is measured. When the reduction is ten times, the process stops. Subsequently, sequential demineralization is performed with the cationite IMAC HP 1110, the anionite IMAC HP 661 and the catinite IMAC HP 336, and then purified with activated carbon. The obtained solution has a dry matter content of 13%, a purity coefficient of 99.9% and a zero color index. Then the solution obtained is concentrated by reverse osmosis on membranes made of α2 romatic polyamide until the sucrose content is 35% and then the concentrate is evaporated to a sucrose content of 99.9%, which means that it complies with the Russian standard 22-94 for refined sugar .

Industrial usability

On the basis of the proposed method of producing sugar syrup, a refinery of a new type can be created in which the method of producing sugar syrup from any sugar-containing material becomes profitable and meets current environmental requirements. The operation of such refineries ensures, during cleaning, a uniform distribution of the workload of all process operations and also guarantees an equal lifetime of all equipment, the working conditions for ultrafiltration of reverse osmosis units and evaporation are improved. In the production of sugar from the sugar syrup obtained according to the proposed method, it is not necessary to purify the syrup during manufacture since the syrup will have the purity of the refined sugar.

Claims (2)

PATENT CLAIMS Process for the production of sugar syrup from sugar-containing raw materials, comprising cutting the raw material, obtaining the juice, ultrafiltrating, ion exchange purification, reverse osmosis concentration and evaporating it to obtain a syrup, characterized in that the juice or cut material is purified by acidification to reduce the ultrafiltration pH, heated until proteins are precipitated, which are then removed by filtration or centrifugation, electrolysis is carried out using active electrodes that cause polyvalent ions to dissolve and coagulate colloids, the precipitate is further removed and the resulting ultrafiltration product is subjected to electrodialysis prior to ion exchange purification its demineralization and then the sugar-containing solution is passed through a sorbent filter. Method according to claim 1, characterized in that after the electrolysis of the juice, an acid or a polyvalent metal salt is injected therein to precipitate the colloids and then the pellet is separated.